Jamie Uys
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Chinese name: Lisu
English name: N!xau
's real name is believed to be Gcao Coma or Gcau Coma or Gcau. The exclamation mark in the stage name is a symbol of a click consonant in native African languages.
The name N!xau of Li Su in his acting career is a transliteration of the local aboriginal language. Because there is a sound similar to "click" in this language, there is no corresponding Roman alphabet to replace it. Before being discovered by the director, he knew almost nothing about modern life and the outside world - he had seen 3 white people in total, and the largest building group he had ever seen was a small village of local indigenous people, which also explains why There are rumors that the salary has been blown away by the wind. The indigenous people he belongs to are also known as "Sang", "Bushman" and "Bushman", which means jungle people, and are the only remaining unique indigenous groups in South Africa and Namibia. He himself speaks several indigenous languages. He is fluent in three of Juǀʼhoan, Otjiherero, and Tswana, but he does not know much about Afrikaans, one of the official languages.
After Lisu became popular under the name N!xau, his manager stated that his original stage name should be G!kau, but he typed N!xau due to oversight of typing.
Lisu's date of birth is not clear, because the local people do not have the habit of recording the time of birth.
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Acting career
After being accidentally discovered by director jamie uys, Lisu starred in Xixo, the protagonist of the 1980 film "God Is Crazy". His natural and generous performance was deeply loved by the audience, and he received a salary of three hundred dollars, but because he had no concept of paper money, the wind blew the money away... Later, he knew what the paper money was all about. , fought for himself before the filming of the sequel, and asked the film crew to advance him 800,000 South African rand, and finally got more than 500,000 South African rand. He said that the money was used to build a slag brick house with water and electricity for his family, but he also said that because he was still not used to banknotes and had no concept of financial management, most of the money was spent without knowing how. Lost.
After the popularity of "God Is Crazy", Li Su performed "God Is Crazy Sequel" again after a lapse of nine years. Although the reputation was not as good as the first episode, a year later, he co-starred with Hong Kong star Lin Zhengying in "African Monk" which swept Asia. Since then, he has even traveled to Asia to shoot blockbuster films such as "Hong Kong is Crazy" and "African Superman", and met many well-known Hong Kong stars such as Liu Qingyun, Carina Lau, and Ye Tong. Actor Lei Yuyang once praised Li Su as an excellent actor who is easy-going and dedicated.
A total of 6 films were filmed in the "God Is Crazy" movie series, and Li Su starred in 5 of them, including "God Is Crazy", "God Is Crazy II", "God Is Crazy III", "Hong Kong Is Crazy", "Africa" Superman. Lisu is called "the most famous Namibian actor" by the Namibians. There was once a rumor that he made a movie in Japan, but it was just a rumor, and so far there is no evidence that such a movie actually existed.
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Salary Status:
"God Is Crazy": 1980 $300
"God Is Crazy II" 》: 1989 600,000 South African rand (about 80,000 US dollars)
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Retirement career
After his film career gradually faded away, he returned to his hometown due to acclimatization. As a farmer, he supports himself, his 3 wives and 6 children by growing corn, pumpkin, beans and raising livestock. It is also said that the total number of animals he raises cannot exceed 20 each time, because he will not count any number higher than 20.
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Died
one day in early July 2003, Namibia in a remote area of the Kalahari Local officials confirmed the news of Li Su's death: "On July 1, 2003, Li Su went out to look for wood and died suddenly in the grasslands, and died of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis..." Regarding the cause of death, it was reported that he had suffered from long-term illness. Had tuberculosis, so probably due to this MDR-TB, there are also reports that he died of natural causes. As for what he was doing when he died, there are reports that he was hunting guinea fowl, and reports that his family confirmed he was out picking up firewood. Since Lisu himself does not know his birthday, he can only guess that he is 58 years old.
The only thing that is certain is that on July 12, 2003, in Tsankvi, his hometown, a semi-traditional funeral was held for him, allowing him to rest beside his deceased second wife.
Domestic reports on the death of Li Su
The African actor Li Su, who was popular in Hong Kong with "God Is Crazy", was found dead in the grasslands in the suburbs of Namibia a few days ago (July 1, 2003). The actual age has not been confirmed), and the cause of death has not yet been announced. Li Su's family was at a loss when they encountered the bad news. According to the spokesperson, Li Su's family described Li Su's death as "non-returning", and revealed that Li Su went out last Tuesday to collect firewood in the suburbs. Looking around, he was surprised to find his body in the grassland. The image of indigenous people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Li Su, who once took part in Hong Kong-produced films, played the role of African indigenous people in the film "God Is Crazy", which was widely welcomed by the audience. After that, he started shooting the sequel and the third episode, and was later won by Hong Kong director Qian Shengwei. Invited to shoot "Hong Kong is also crazy" with the theme of Hong Kong. Later, the African version of the zombie film "African Monk" was filmed, which was dubbed by Stephen Chow and Wu Mengda. Li Su brought joy to many people in his life, but he did not aspire to be an actor all the time. After filming the above-mentioned plays, he returned to his hometown to live the life he loved. Dedication to work makes people miss the actors who have worked with Li Su and feel sad when they hear the bad news. Liu Qingyun, Carina Lau, Ye Tong and Li Su became friends when they filmed the movie "Hong Kong is Crazy". In addition, in 1993, Lei Yuyang and Li Su went to Beijing, Sichuan and Yunnan to shoot the film "African Superman". When he learned of Li Su's death last night, he said: "It's a pity, such a friendly and easy-going person. Because he is African, it feels very cold to film in China, but he starts work with one shirt on and no shoes on. , no complaints. I communicated with him a lot with body language, he was very playful, and he was well-known in the Mainland at that time, so many children were vying to take pictures with him."
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